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Male Hereward Thegn of Mercia Click to view Hereward Thegn of Mercia in the family tree

Hereward Thegn of was born in 1004 in Barholm,Lincolnshire,England.  Hereward Thegn of's father was Leofric III Earl of Mercia and his mother was Lady Godiva Countess of Mercia.  His paternal grandparents were Leofwine I Earl of Mercia and Alwara Athelstansdottir; his maternal grandparents were Thorold of Lincoln Sheriff and Edith Malet. He had a brother and a sister, named Alfgar III Earl of and Daughter Of Leofric Earl Of.  He was the second oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Hereward Of, Erminhild and Daughter of Leofric Earl of.  He died after 1086 in Witham,Lincolnshire,England.1 


Hereward Thegn of's first family

‌Hereward Thegn of were married in a religious ceremony about 1025 in ,Mercia,England.


Hereward Thegn of's second family


1 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 2903

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